APPLETON - The Fox Cities has proved to be a welcoming home to Americana music in recent years. Later this year they'll welcome one of the biggest bands working in the genre.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton will host a performance by the Avett Brothers on Oct. 9.

Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show start at $49 and go on sale at 10 a.m. April 27 at the Fox Cities PAC ticket office, online at foxcitiespac.com and by phone at 800-982-2787.

Led by brothers Scott and Seth Avett, the band put out their debut in 2002 and has now released nine studio albums. Their most recent, "True Sadness," was out in 2016 and brought them two Grammy Award nominations.

They also have four awards from the Americana Music Association on their resume, including Duo/Group of the Year in 2007, 2010 and 2011. (Other recipients of that honor? Familiar names for Mile of Music fans, including Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris and the Milk Carton Kids.)

The Avetts last visited northeast Wisconsin for a show at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon on November 2013. They more recently played the amphitheater at Summerfest in a co-headlining gig with the Violent Femmes in July 2015.